Creative work contracts

These are a collection of contracts for you, the client, to have creative work done to your order. The work may be photography or film, logo or graphic design, copy writing, or any other artistic creation. The contracts protect your interests and make sure that when the work is finished, you are the owner of the new intellectual property and not the creator.

A photography contract template suitable for any type of assignment, including events (such as weddings and sports matches), commercial (such as products or buildings), and portrait work. It has been drawn to give the photographer strong legal protection whilst at the same time being acceptable to the client. We have included a range of options around retention of ownership of image copyright.

This agreement is a supplement to a contract of employment. Use it to protect intellectual property or other secrets in a high security environment. It will be signed by select staff employed on a special project or incorporated into the contract of employment for many staff working in a high security business.

This is a product development contract providing a high level of security for you, the Client. Use as is or add paragraphs from to some other agreement.. It goes one step further than strict terms in a supply contract, by providing that the contractor transfers all rights he has or might in future have, to you, the client.

This is a basic contract for a client to have software written with strong intellectual property protection for you, the client. It is intended to make sure you, the client, get what you have paid for. It does not include a specification of work. That is assumed to be set out in detail in a schedule. Suitable for any type of work.

This is a contract for design of logo or other graphics with strong intellectual property protection for you, the client. It is intended to make sure you, the client, get what you have paid for. It does not include a specification of work. That is assumed to be set out in detail in a schedule. Suitable for any type of work.

This is a contract between an architect or industrial product designer and his or her client for the production of a design. There is specific focus on intellectual property protection - confidentiality and transfer of the rights in the work to the client on completion.

It is suitable for many types of work, such as drawing up architectural plans for a building, interior designs, or machine or product design.

This is a basic copy writing contract with strong intellectual property protection for you, the client. You can use to instruct for writing a series of articles, a book, or a manual. It is intended to make sure you, the client, get what you have paid for. It does not include a specification of work. That is assumed to be set out in detail in a schedule.